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UnityPoint Health/TCHD offering free mammograms Friday
PEORIA, Ill. -- Just because you don't have medical insurance, it doesn't mean you can't get a mammogram. Dr. Christine Wigginton, a Diagnostic Radiologist with UnityPoint Health, says the health syst...
Julia Bradley Oct 14, 2021 Army Medicine / CC
Central Illinois man dead after head-on crash with 18-wheeler
Peoria, IL (WMBD) -- A Central Illinois man is dead in the wake of a crash involving his pickup truck, a John Deere tractor and a big rig. Illinois State Police say it happened Tuesday evening around ...
Cooper Banks Oct 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
Peoria fire leaves one dead
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria firefighters were called just after 6 a.m. Thursday to the scene of a fire at 903 W. Thrush. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said once the fire was extinguished, crews made ...
Julia Bradley Oct 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
Tornadoes confirmed in Woodford County from Monday storms
WOODFORD COUNTY, Ill. -- The National Weather Service in Lincoln, Illinois has confirmed three tornadoes in Woodford County from severe storms on Monday, October 11. The first tornado occurred in a fi...
Julia Bradley Oct 14, 2021 Midwest Communications
No more Whiskeydaddle races
PEORIA, Ill. - Last weekend's Whiskeydaddle races in Peoria were the last. Race Director Adam White tells our news partner 25 News turnout was 40 percent lower than in 2019, the last year the race was...
Will Stevenson Oct 13, 2021 25 News
Supply chain issues for ag business compound with Deere & Co. strike fears
Peoria, IL (WMBD) -- A labor strike looms large as union workers for tractor giant Deere & Co. have overwhelmingly rejected a new contract offer. The strike deadline for 10-thousand production and...
Cooper Banks Oct 13, 2021 FILE PHOTO: A John Deere tractor, a combine, and other heavy machinery sit inside a barn on a corn and soybean farm in Woodburn, Indiana, U.S., October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan
New candidate for 17th Congressional District seat in 2022 election
ROCKFORD, Ill. - There's now a third candidate -- and the first Democrat -- looking to be the next 17th District Congressperson in 2022. Teacher and Rockford Alderman Jonathan Logemann formally threw ...
Will Stevenson Oct 13, 2021 1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Jonathan Logemann
When should you send your holiday cards & packages? New guidance is out
Peoria, Ill. - We're getting some guidance about how and when to send those holiday packages this year. Staffing and supply chain issues continue to squeeze delivery times. If you're using the Postal ...
Cooper Banks Oct 13, 2021
Second bat tests positive for rabies in Woodford County
EUREKA, Ill. - A second dead bat in Woodford County this year has tested positive for rabies. That's according to the Woodford County Health Department. Officials there say the dead bat was collected ...
Will Stevenson Oct 13, 2021 Phuket@photographer.net / CC
Peoria council approves code changes for short-term rentals
PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria's elected leaders continue wrangling over short term rentals. About 90% of them are operating without a license. City Council took a step toward changing that Tuesday night, wit...
Julia Bradley Oct 13, 2021 Jeremy Scott/1470-100.3 WMBD
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